Cereus euphorbioides

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cereus euphorbioides in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cereus euphorbioides, Haw. (C.Olfersii,Otto). Columnar, simple, 10-16 ft. high by about 4½ in. diam., in young growth pale green, changing with age to gray-green: ribs 8-10, separated by sharp grooves, sharp-angled, becoming flattened in older growth: areoles about⅜ in. apart, small, white to gray: radial spines mostly 6, the under one the longest, reaching a length of over an inch, strong, yellowish brown to black, the upper ones shorter and bristle form; central solitary, in young plants twice as long as the radials; all the spines finally become gray: fls. from near the crown, 3½- 4 in. long, beautiful flesh-red, remaining open for 24 hours. Brazil. R.H. 1885, p. 279.—This plant is insufficiently understood; it may be a form of some species of Cephalocereus. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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